November 2, 2009

In 2009, SMOS lifted off, a European satellite that observes Earth.

SMOS is operated by the European Space Agency and belongs to the Living Planet Programme. It lifted off on a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 and travels in a Sun-synchronous orbit. It weighed 658 kilograms at launch.

Sources for this text: Wikidata, Q280068, Wikidata, Q42262, Wikidata, Q1431975, Wikidata, Q682764, Wikidata, Q7204631

Source: Wikidata, Q280068

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